Where should I go in order to argue for Austrian Economics in front of a LARGE audience?
I am not competent to go into close combat about tricky details in philosophy or economics (I’d rather refer people to you guys around here for that ). But I’m pretty sure that I could open the eyes of one or two “average guys” who participate in internet forum discussions about politics and/or economics. Just like my eyes have been opened by anonymous forum debaters.
But where is the potential BIG audience for me, and for others of you here who are prepared to spend some time by the keyboard in order to increase the number of people who have a basic understanding of free market economy and personaly liberty?
I think it was here someone spontaneously suggested:
Which looks very good! But if I understand Alexa correctly, that forum site is ranked only at about place 200,000 of all websites. I can hardly estimate how good or bad that ranking number is, but are there even bigger boards around? Or other almost as big? And what BIG online newpapers or TV-news channels or BLOGS et cetera allow for online comments w/o having a proper discussion board?
I hope that this topic is doesn’t break any house rules here. I have no intention of marketing any websites.
Make Reddit.com your new best friend. Stay away from Digg, & don’t get trapped on Blogspot unless you host your blog at your own domain (better if you just go get wordpress or learn PHP to make your own).
I think forums have a very high “quality” of depth to them when it comes to the difficult task of actually changing someones perspective or standpoint. I actually think it is easier on an internet forum than “away from the keyboard”! Because many, I think, discuss issues on forums which they don’t (dare, or have reason to) discuss face to face with anyone. Especially politics. People react to events in “news” media and go to forums to give their point of view about it. That’s where I want to enter their mind, and change it for ever…[6]
But sure, if I had any talent to make pedagogical animated movies, I’d do a batch of’em and upload it all on youtube and torrent sites. That would reach a thousand times more than I ever could from my keyboard. Or what “tactics” did you have in mind?
). But I’m pretty sure that I could open the eyes of one or two “average guys” who participate in internet forum discussions about politics and/or economics. Just like my eyes have been opened by anonymous forum debaters.